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An experimental drug designed to reduce scarring in Duchenne MD-affected muscles shows signs of safety and desired activity; FDA will speed its review

posted on July 3, 2014 - 12:52pm

HT-100, an experimental drug being developed for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) with support from MDA, has shown preliminary safety and signs of the desired effects on scar tissue formation in the first 17 trial participants, and it has received "fast track" designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Update (April 15, 2014): This story has been updated to reflect that there is now a new FDA office, the Office of Health and Constituent Affairs, whose job it is to serve as a liaison between the FDA and various outside stakeholders, including patient advocates and consumers. See Resources, below.
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